Type-writing machine.



No. 7 |7,|49. Panama uw. 30,1902.

a. s. WEBB.

TYPE WRITING MAGHINE.

(Application led-Apr. 4, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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GEORGE B. W'EBB, OE VESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO VVYOKOFF, SEAMANS da BENEDIOT, OE ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,149, dated December 30, 1902.

Application filed April 4. 1901. Serial No. 54,275. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. WEBB, a citizen of the United Stat-es, and a resident of Westfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Vriting Ma-v chines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the cylindrical ro platens of type-writing machines; and its object is to enable the rotative adjustment of the platen through minute or irregular arcs independently of the line-space wheel and without the necessity of first releasing any clutch, lock, friction-gear, or the like, the mechanism being always in position to act upon the turning of a finger-wheel, soV that the operator can instantly bring a ruled line or any desired point upon the paper into regiszo ter with the printing-point or with the usual platen scale or pointer, thus facilitating the work of type-writing upon ruled paper and blank forms, as well as the correction of errors.

z5 To these main ends my invention consists in the various features of construction and combinations of devices hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the concluding claims.

3o In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a platen-frame and platen of a Remington No. 6 type-writing machine, showing my improvements as applied thereto, the platen and certain other parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation taken at the line X X of Fig. 1. Eig. 3 is a perspective View of a brake used at the left-hand end ot the platen. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a collar which cooperates 4o with said brake. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the finger-wheel, whereby independent adjustment of the platen is effected. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a head secured to the left-hand end of the platen. Fig. 7 is a sec- .45 tional vertical elevation of the right-hand platen-head, showing the manner of mounting the line-space wheel thereon. Fig. Sis an end elevation of the right-hand end of the platen-frame, platen, aud line-spacing mechanism, some parts being broken away and 5o others shown in section. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the right-hand platen-head. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the line-space wheel, showing an internal gear formed integrally therewith; and Fig. 1l is a perspec- 55 tive view of a friction cap or brake used at the right-hand end of the platen.

Throughout the views similar parts are designated by similar numerals of reference.

The platenframe comprises a front bar l, 6o rear bar 2, left-hand end bar 3, and righthand end bar 4.. The platen comprises a hollow wooden core 5 and a rubber' sheath 6. The core is provided at each end with metallic heads, whereby it is mounted upon a central shaft or axle 7, which is journaled in the end bars of the platen-frame and provided at its projecting ends with finger-wheels 8, the latter being fixed upon the shaft by set-screws 9.

The left hand platen head comprises a 7o disk 10 (see Fig. b) and an elongated hub 11, which is bored centrally to receive the shaft 7, to which it is fixed by a set-screw 12. The disk l0 is provided with countersunk perforations 13 to receive screws 14., whereby the 75 disk is secured to the end of the platen-core, and is also provided with bearings for a train of gear-wheels, as will be presently explained. The right-hand platen head comprises a disk 15 and a small hub 16, bored to receive 8o the platen-shaft 7, (see Fig. 9,) and is provided with countersunk perfor-ations 17 to receive screws 18, which secure it to the end of the platen-core.

The line-space ratchet-wheel (designated as l 19) instead of being cast integrally with the right-hand platen-head, as usual, is made separately therefrom and is provided upon its inner side with an annular recess 20, which is adapted to tit over the platen-head 15 and 9o give the line-space Wheel a support or bearing thereon. Whenever desired, the platen may be rotated without turning the 1ine-space wheel-that is to say, the platen-head may turn within the line-space wheel while the latter remains stationary.

A disk-like cap 21, of nearly equal diameter to the line-space wheel, (see Figs. 7 and 11,)

is placed upon the hub 16 against the outer side of the line-space wheel and is secured by screws 22 to the platen-head 15, thereby holding the line-space wheel upon or against the said platen-head. The cap 21 is springy, and the screws 22 are turned in sufficiently to cause considerable friction between the adjoining faces of the line-space wheel and the diskand also between the line-space wheel and the platen-head, so that relative movements cannot occur between the line-space wheel and the platen without the application of force. The tendency of the friction cap or brake 2l is to cause the platen to move with the line-space wheel when the latter is operated by the line-space lever and also to cause the platen to stop when the line-space wheel is arrested at the completion of its line-spacing movement.

The line-space lever is marked 23 and the line-space pawl 24, the latter cooperating with a fixed pin 25, as usual, to prevent overthrow of the line-space wheel and platen at the linespacing operation. As usual, a spring-check 26 is secured at one end to the platen-frame and carries at its free end a roller 27, which engages the ratchet-teeth of the line-space wheel, so as to position the latter and also prevent accidental rotation of the platen during the longitudinal movements of the platenframe. The usual pressure-roller, which cooperates with the platen to feed the paper, is

` indicated at 28, Fig. 3, and the usual platenscale at 28.

The relative movements of the platen and line-space wheel above referred to are produced by toothed gearing, inclusive of an internal gear 29, which is formed integrally with the line-space wheel, Fig. 10. In other words, the line-space wheel is in the form of a ring having external ratchet-teeth and internal gear-teeth.

The fine adjustment'of the platen and the paper thereon is eected by a third fingerwheel 30, which is of shell or cup like construction (see Fig. 5) and is loosely mounted within the platen-frame upon the hub 11 at the left-hand end of the platen, the open side of the cup or shell being placed next to the platen-head 10.l The finger-wheel 30 is pressed against the platen-head by a'yielding frictionwasher 3l, which is placed upon the hub 1l between the linger-Wheel and acollar 32, secured upon the hub by a set-screw 33. Said friction-washer acts as a brake to hold the tinger-wheel against accidental independent rotation.

Fixed to the wheel 30, upon the inner part thereof, is a centrally-arranged pinion 34, which meshes with a pinion 35, that is carried upon the platen-head lO, said pinion 35 also carrying a smaller pinion 36, rigid therewith. The pinions 35 and 36 may be mounted for rotation in any suitable way-as, for instance, upon a pivot or stud 37, projecting outwardly from the platen-head and secured thereto by a nut 38.

The smaller pinion 36 meshes with a larger toothed wheel or pinion 39,which is fixed upon the left-hand end of ashaft 40, the latter eX- tending for the entire length of the platen and being mounted at its ends at 41 and 42 in the left-hand and right-hand platen-heads,respectively, the left-hand end of the shaft being recessed to receive the pinion 39 and the latter being held in place thereon by a nut 43. Upon the right-hand end of the shaft is fixed a smaller pinion 44, which meshes with the said internal gear 29, Figs. l and 8.

In operation the finger-wheel 30 is rotated, and its movement is transmitted, through the described train of gearing 34, 35, 36, and 39, to the shaft 40, which is thus caused to rotate slowly vin its bearings 41 and 42. As will be understood by reference to Fig. 8, the linespace wheel at this time is held stationary by the check-roller 27, and hence the pinion 44 upon the slowly-revolving shaft 40, being unable to force the line-space wheel to revolve, is itself caused to travel or run around the internal gear 29, which may be regarded as a temporarily-fixed circular rack. Since the gears 35, 36, and 39 and shaft 40 and pinion 44 are all mounted on the platen or are parts thereof, it follows that the platen turns with the pinion 44 as the latter creeps around the temporarily-stationary gear-Wheel 29. If the combined ratchet-and-gear ring were not held ,by the spring-detent 27, the turning of the Wheel 30 would cause said ratchet-and-gear ring to revolve; but inasmuch as the latter cannot turn it will be seen that the platen must turn, and hence in this way the platen may be adjusted through any desired arc without rotating the ratchet-wheel and by simply turning the thumb-wheel 30 in either direction. i

The iinger-wheel 30 may be rotated in reverse directions to cause reverse adjustments of the platen, it being understood, however, that the rotative adjustment of the platen is always in a direction opposite to the movement of said inger-wheel. For instance, if the finger-wheel and pinion 34 at Fig. 2 are turned to the right,v as indicated by the arrow, the pinions 35 and 36 turn to the left and the pinion 39 and shaft 40 turn to the right, thereby through the pinion 44, which is in engagement with the stationary rack 29, causing the platen to be worked around to the left, or in a direction, opposite to the arrow at Fig. 2.

During the operation of the line-spacing mechanism the line-space wheel and platen rotate together, as if rigidly secured to each other, since the described train of gearing, taken together with the brakes 2l and 31, prevents accidental overthrow or other irregular movement of the platen relatively to the line-space wheel, the brake 31 also prevent- IOO ing accidental movement of the inger-wheel 30 relatively to the platen. Thus it will be seen that the platen may be rotated through one or more equal intervals, either by the line-space lever 23 or by one of the fingerwheels 8, and that at any time the platen may be adjusted through-a less or greaterinterval by rotating the finger-wheel 30, and also that after such an adjustment the linespace wheel and platen rotate together in their new relation in the same manner as before.

It will be seen that the wheel 30 is rotatable relatively to the platen and at a greater angular speed. The wheel, may be rotated any desired number of times to secure a singlerotation of the platen by providing suitable gearing between said wheel 30 and the line-space wheel.

The mechanism is always in readiness for effecting instant adjustment ot` the platen through any desired are without rst manipulating a lock, clutch, or the like, it being necessary simply to turn the finger-piece or wheel 30, and after such adjustment is effected it is unnecessary to restore any lock, clutch, or the like to original position.

It will be seen that the three finger-wheels S, 8, and 30 are arranged concentrically with the platen. Either of the wheels 8 8 may rotate the platen and line-space wheel simultaneously, whereas the wheel 30 is rotatable relatively to the platen and to the line-space wheel. Said wheel 30 may eiicect the operation in either direction of the adjusting gears or devices by which the platen is connected to the line-space Wheel. When the platen is rotated by the wheel 30 the main feed-roller 28 rotates also, so as to carry the paper around the platen.

The wheels in the described chain of gearing have parallel axes and most of them are confined within the cup-like tinger-wheel 30, so that they are readily accessible, although not exposed. The brake 21 is arranged so as to act between the platen and the line-space wheel, and the finger-wheel 30 rotates the platen relatively to the line-space wheel without releasing said brake and against the opposition thereof, but without overcoming the opposition of the detent or check-spring 26 27, the said wheel 30 being incapable of turning the line-space wheel by reason of the opposition of said check-spring. The platen is never disconnected from the line-space wheel, as is generally the case in prior constructions, although the platen may be turned independently of the line-space wheel and also with it, if desired.

The wheel 30 may be otherwise constructed and arranged and many other changes may be made in the connecting devices between said wheel and the line-space wheel and in other details of construction and arrangement, and parts substantiallydifterent from those herein shown may be used without departing from the scope of my invention, the gist of which resides in adjusting the platen by means of a finger-wheel without disconnectin g the platen from the line-spacewheel. Where a wheel is claimed, it is intended to coveranyrotatory finger-piece the equivalent of a wheel.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a type-writing machine, as a means for adjusting the paper, the combination of a platen, a line-space or check wheel, connections between the check-Wheel and the platen such that the latter may be turned independently of the check-wheel without rst releasing the operative connection between the platen and the check-wheel, and a iingerwheel for turning the platen independently of the check-wheel.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a line-space or check Wheel, a platen, a finger-wheel, and a train of toothed gears connecting the finger-wheel with the platen and also with the line-space or check Wheel,

the construction and arrangement of the several parts being such that when the iingerwheel is turned the platen is caused to rotate while the line-space or check wheel remains stationary, and such that when the line-space wheel is rotated the platen is caused to turn therewith.

3. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen and aline-space Y or check wheel, of a finger-wheel rotatable relatively to the platen, and means operated by said finger-wheel for turning the platen independently of said check-Wheel, and at a different speed from the finger-wheel.

4. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen and a line-space or check Wheel, of a finger-wheel for rotating the platen and line-space wheel simultaneously, a finger-wheel rotatable relatively to the platen, and means operated by the lastmentioned finger-wheel during said relative rotation thereof, for turning the platen independently of said line-space or check Wheel.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a line-space wheel, a yielding detent for controlling the latter, and a finger-wheel mechanism connected to both the line-space wheel and the platen and capable of turning the platen but incapable of turning the line-space wheel While the latter is controlled by said detent.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen, of a concentric finger-wheel for rotating the platen, said nger-wheel being connected to rotate at greater angular speed than the platen.

7. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a line-space Wheel at the end thereof, a yielding detenttherefor, a finger-Wheel for rotating both the line-space wheel and the platen, and a finger-Wheel concentric with the platen and connected to IOD TIO

means for turning the platen oppositely to the direction of its own rotation, .the last-mentioned finger-wheel being incapable of turning the line-space wheel While the latter is controlled by said detent.

8. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a concentric linespace wheel, a finger-wheel, and means controlled by said finger-wheel for rotating the platen independently of the line-space Wheel and without first releasing the operative connection between the platen and the line-space wheel. f

9. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a concentric linespace wheel connected thereto, and a concentric finger-wheel connected to means forrotating theplaten independently of the linespace wheel and without first releasing the operative connection between the platen and the line-space wheel.

10. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a concentric line-space Wheel, and a concentric fingerwheel rotatable relatively to the platen and connected to means for turning the platen independently of the line-space wheel, the rotation of the platen being opposite to that of said finger-wheel.

11. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen, ofa concentric finger-wheel connected to means for turning the platen, the construction and arrangement being such that the finger-Wheel turns in the opposite direction from the platen but at greater angular speed.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a line-space wheel connected thereto, and a concentric finger-wheel for turning the platen in the opposite direction from its own rotation, and independently of the line-space wheel.

13. In a type-'writing machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen and a linespace Wheel, of intermediate gearing for tu rning the platen with reference to theline-space wheel, and a finger-Wheel operatively connected to said gearing.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a concentric line-space Wheel, an epicyclic train of wheels for varying the relative circumferential positions of the line-space Wheel and the platen, and a finger-wheel for operating the said train.

15. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a line space 0r check Wheel, gearing connecting the platen to the check-wheel, a finger-wheel connected to said gearing, and a pressure device for holding said check-wheel stationary and thereby enabling the platen tov be turned relatively to the check-wheel by said nger-Wheel.

16. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a line-space wheel, a detent or check therefor, a cylindrical platen concentric with said line-space wheel and rotatable independently thereof, a brake arranged between the platen and the line-space wheel, and a fingerwheel, constructed to rotate the platen relatively to the line-space wheel, without releasing said brake and against the opposition thereof.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a line-space Wheel, a detent therefor, a cylindrical platen rotatable independently of the line-space wheel, a brake arranged between the platen and the line-space wheel, a main paper-feed roller bearing against the platen, and a finger-wheel, provided with means for turning both the platen and the said main feed-roller independently of the line-space wheel, without releasing said brake and against the opposition thereof.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen-frame, a shaft mounted therein, a cylindrical platen and a line-space wheel mounted upon said shaft, a ngerwheel, as 8, fixed upon the shaft, said platen being rotatable independently of the linespace wheel, a brake arranged between the platen and the line-space wheel, and a fingerwheel as 30, also mounted upon the shaft and rotatable relatively to the platen and provided with means for turning the platen relatively to the line-space wheelwithout releasing said brake and against the opposition thereof.

19. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a line-space wheel, a check-spring normally controlling the same, a cylindrical platen rotatable independently of the linespace wheel, a brake arranged between the platen and the line-space wheel, and a fingerwheel provided with means for overcoming the opposition of said brake and turning the platen without overcoming the opposition of said line-space-wheel check-spring.

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a concentric line-space wheel, a train of gear-wheels having axes parallel with the platen-axis and constructed to turn the platen relatively to the line-space wheel, and a finger-wheel secured to one of said gear-wheels.

21. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a line-space Wheel, a platen, a iinger-wheel for rotating the'platen relatively to the line-space wheel, said finger-wheel being rotatable relatively to the platen, a brake for opposing the relative movements of the linespace wheel and platen, and a brake for opposing the relative movements of the finger- Wheel and platen.

. 22. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a line-space wheel, a platen, a tinger-wheel for rotating the platen relatively to the line-space wheel, said finger-wheel being rotatable relatively to the platen, and said line-space wheel being placed at one end of the platen and said finger-wheel at the other end thereof, means for holding said line-space IIO IZO

Wheel frictionally against the platen, and means for holding said 'finger-Wheel frictionally against the platen.

23. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a line-space Wheel, brake 21 pressing on said line-space Wheel, a finger- Wheel rotatable relatively to the platen and connected to both the platen and the linespace Wheel, and brake 31 pressing on said finger-Wheel.

24. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, line-space Wheel 19, brake 21 pressing on said line-space Wheel, lingerwheel 30 rotatable relatively to both the linespace Wheel and platen, brake 31 pressing on said iinger-\vheel, and collar 32.

25. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, a line-space Wheel, a gear- Wheel fixed upon the latter, a pinion carried by the platen and meshing with said gear- Wheel, and means for operating said pinion so as to cause relative movement between the platen and line-space wheel.

26. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, a line-space wheel, an internal gear-wheel ijxed upon the latter, a pinion carried by the platen and meshing with said gear-Wheel, and means for operating said pinion so as to cause relative movement between the platen and line space-wheel.

27. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, a line-space Wheel, an internal gear-Wheel fixed upon the latter, a pinion carried by the platen, and a linger-Wheel operatively connected to said pinion so as to rotate it and cause a movement of the platen relatively to the line-space Wheel.

28. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen havinga head, aline-space Wheel, an internal gear formed upon the latter, a pinion mounted upon the platen-head and meshing with said gear, and a inger- Wheel for operating said pinion.

29. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen having a head, aline-space Wheel mounted upon the platen-head, internal gear-teeth cut upon said line-space Wheel, a pinion mounted upon the platen-head and meshing with said gear-teeth, and a vlinger- Wheel.

30. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, having a head, alinespace Wheel, a gear xed to the latter, a shaft extending the length ofthe platen and mounted in the platen-heads, a pinion upon one end of said shaft arranged in mesh With said linespace wheel gear, a pinion upon the other end of said shaft, and a finger-wheel for operating the last-mentioned pinion.

31. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen having a head, a line-space wheel of ring form mounted upon the platenhead, internal gear-teeth cut upon said linespaee wheel, a pinion mounted upon the platen-head and meshing with said gear-teeth, a inger-\vheel, and friction-cap 21.

32. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen having heads, a line-space wheel, a gear fixed to the latter, a shaft eX- tendingthe length of the platen and mounted in the platen-heads, a pinion upon one end of said shaft arranged in mesh with said linespacewheel gear, a pinion upon the other end of said shaft, a iinger- Wheel, a pinion concentric with said finger-Wheel, and gearing between said finger-Wheel pinion and the second-mentioned shaft-pinion.

33. In a type-Writing machine, the combination ot' a platen, aline-space Wheel, gear 29, pinion 44, shaft 40, pinions 39, 36, 35 and 34, and finger-Wheel 30.

34. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, a line-Space Wheel, gear 29, pinion 44, shaft 40, pinions 39, 36, 35 and 34, finger-Wheel 39, and brakes 21 and 31 for acting respectively on the line-space Wheel and on the finger-Wheel.

In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, platen-head 15, line-space Wheel 19, internal gear 29, pinion 44, shaft 40, platen-head 10 having hub 1l, pinions 39, 36, and 34, and nger-wheel 30 mounted loosely on said hub.

36. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, platen-head l5, line-space wheel 19, internal gear 29, pinion 44, shaft 40, platen-head l0 having hub 11, pinions 39, 36, 35 and 34, finger-wheel 30 mounted on said hub, friction-cap 21, brake 3l, and collar 32 iixed on said hub. i

37. In a type-Writing machine, the combination With a line-space Wheel and a platen rotatable relatively thereto of a cup-like finger-Wheel mounted concentrically With the platen, and a train of gearing coniined Within said Wheel and eonnected'to said finger-Wheel and to said platen and to said line-space Wheel.

38. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a line-space Wheel and a platen rotatable relatively thereto, of a cup-like tinger-Wheel mounted concentrically With the platen, a train of gearing confined Within said wheel and connected to said finger-Wheel and to said platen and to said line-space Wheel, said finger-wheel being placed with its open side next to the platen, and means for holding said tingenwbeel against the platen.

39. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with a line-space Wheel and a platen rotatable relatively thereto of a cup-like finger-Wheel mounted coneentrically With the platen, a train of gearing confined within said Wheel and connected to said finger-wheel and to said platen and to said line-space Wheel, said finger-Wheel being placed with its open side next to the platen, brake 3l, and collar 32.

40. In a type-Writing machine, the combination With a platen having heads and a linespace Wheel of a tinger-Wheel mounted concentrically With the platen and a train of gearing mounted in the platen-heads and con- IOO l nected to said finger-wheel, said platen, and Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city to said line-space wheel. of New York, in the county of New York and 4:1. In a type-writing machine, the combi- State of New York, this 3d day of April, A. D.

nation with a platen having heads, of a line- 1901.

space wheel mounted upon one of said heads,

a finger-wheel mounted upon the other of said GEORGE B' WEBB heads, and gearing mounted upon said platenv Witnesses: heads and connected to said linger-wheel, said K. V. DONOVAN,

platen, and said line-space wheel. E. M. WELLS. 

